Palisades Historical Image Collection, 1885-1980

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Title:: Palisades Historical Image Collection
Dates:: 1885-1980
Creators:: Santa Monica Public Library
Abstract:: The collection illustrates the history of Pacific Palisades with historical photographs, postcards and other visual records.
Extent:: Approximately 3,000 images available online.
Language:: Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:: Palisades Historical Image Collection, Imagine Santa Monica Digital Local History Collection, Santa Monica Public Library.

Scope and content:: The collection illustrates the history of Pacific Palisades from its founding with historical photographs, postcards and other images including images of the City and its landscape, founding families, surrounding canyons, beaches, neighborhoods, and parks.
Acquisition information:: Images were donated to the Santa Monica Public Library from the Clearwater Collection and the Pacific Palisades Historical Society Collection.
Arrangement:: By accession.
Physical location:: Santa Monica Public Library Main Library.
Rules or conventions:: Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Names:: Clearwater family
Marquez family
Clearwater, Clifford
Places:: Founder's Oak (Pacific Palisades, Calif.)
Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Temescal Canyon (Calif.)

Collection Guide Author:: Image Archives Librarian
Date Prepared:: © 2010
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid created by Reference Services Staff. Date of source: December 16, 2010.

Restrictions:: Collection is available to all. Original images are in archival storage and have no public access.
Terms of access:: The Library's Digital Collections are intended for personal, research, scholarly and educational purposes. Permission to use or reproduce the images and other contents must be obtained from the Santa Monica Public Library. The Library assumes no responsibility for the improper use of any content from the Digital Collections.

Preferred citation:: Palisades Historical Image Collection, Imagine Santa Monica Digital Local History Collection, Santa Monica Public Library.

Location of this collection:: Santa Monica Public Library

601 Santa Monica Blvd

Santa Monica, CA 90401, US